Specifications

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Setting Up AFP Service
If you allowed the Server Assistant to start AFP service when you installed Mac OS X
Server, you don’t have to do anything else. However, you should check to see if the
default service settings meet your needs. The following section steps you through each
of the Apple file service settings.
You set up Apple file service by configuring four groups of settings on the Settings
pane for AFP service in Server Admin:
• General. Set information that identifies your server, enable automatic startup, and
create a login message for Apple file service.
• Access. Set up client connections and guest access.
• Logging. Configure and manage logs for Apple file service.
• Idle users. Configure and administer idle user settings.
The following sections describe the tasks for configuring these settings. A fifth section
tells you how to start up Apple file service after you’ve completed its configuration.
Configuring General Settings
You use the General pane of AFP service settings to enable automatic startup, enable
browsing with Network Service Location or AppleTalk, and create a login greeting for
your users.
To configure AFP service General settings:
1 Open Server Admin and select AFP in the Computers & Services list.
2 Click Settings, then click General.